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See how the generosity of REVwords readers is making a difference in the lives of Ukrainians.In January 2024 I posted that I wanted to raise $70,000 in my 70th birthday year. Many REVwords readers responded by holding fundraising events and donating generously. We’ve raised $56,723 to date!

On December 1st, my friend Ed Dickson, with Loads of Love, sent me a report. He details what your giving accomplished in Ukraine. I worked with many of the leaders in these pictures. They are friends. And Jocelyn and I have been so inspired by YOUR efforts and generosity to come alongside them.

See what your generosity made happen.

Making a Difference

Ed says,

I am finally able to take some time and let you know all the AMAZING things that your birthday blessing funds did for our churches and the beautiful, strong people of Ukraine!

$411 was used in August, to help Pastors Roma and Tanya Alehin hold a Youth Retreat at their church in Mironivka …
$1,207 was used in August and September, to help Pastor Ludmila (in the occupied area of Energodar). They helped people who are in desperate need of food and medicine.
(No photo available because of political danger)
$2,679 was used in August, to help refugees in through the churches of Kobelyaki (Pastor Matvey Hvozdiev) and Novi Sanzhari (Pastor Oleg) – near Poltava.
$4,230 was used in August, September and October, to help the church in Kropyvnitsky (Pastor Aleksey Horelikov) with their outreach delivering groceries to refugees.
$10,716 was used in August, September and October to help plant ten new churches in the Kirovograd and Cherkassy Oblasts of Ukraine.

Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine

$922 was used in September to help Pastor Pasha Syomin and our Loads of Love workers to hold a children’s festival in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine.
$10,998 was used in August, September and October to help people along the front lines of the war in the Kupyansk, Kramatorsk and Myrnohrad regions of Ukraine.
$10,677 was used in August, September and October to help refugees with food and medicine in the Dnipro Oblast of Ukraine.
$2,397 was used in September to help refugees with groceries and individual meals in Kyiv, Ukraine.
$2,941 was used in used in October to help Pastor Sergey and Viktoria in Zhovti Vodi, Ukraine to purchase a better vehicle for their church use.
$690 was used in October to help our Loads of Love team to complete a festival for children in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine.
$3,595 was used in October to help the church in Kropyvnitsky to hold a Missionary Training College.

Thank you!

“What else can I say except, thank you, thank you, thank you, and praise Jesus! Without your effort much of the ministries of the church would have largely shut down during these months. Instead, they were able to surge forward!”
Jocelyn and I add our thanks to Ed’s. And the rest of the funds raised are being distributed now to meet needs.
This time last Christmas, I was away from my family in Ukraine. I saw first hand all the good that Canadian generosity is doing in Ukraine. Every gift helps shine a light of hope that Ukraine is not forgotten. Would you help get us to the $70,000 mark by December 31st? Donation instructions here.
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Bob Jones

Happily married to Jocelyn for 45 years. We have two adult sons, Cory and his wife Lynsey and their son Vincent and daughter Jayda; Jean Marc and his wife Angie and their three daughters, Quinn, Lena and Annora. I love inspiring people through communicating, blogging, and coaching. I enjoy writing, running, and reading. I'm a fan of the Double E, Bruins, Celtics, Red Sox and Pats. Follow me on Twitter @bobjones49ers

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